To coincide with the V&A’s Engineering Season garden commission Elytra Filament Pavilion, this interdisciplinary symposium will explore biomimicry as an important field for the future of engineering, architecture and design. This event will bring together leading researchers and design practitioners to present recent projects and discuss the diverse range of practices emerging from this cutting edge, nature-inspired approach to design and materials.

Programme:

Fibrous Morphology in Nature and Architecture
Achim Menges (ICD University of Stuttgart)
Jan Knippers (ITKE University of Stuttgart)

Bioinspiration from biological fibrous structures for functionality and performance
George Jeronimidis (University of Reading)